Five ber varieties were evaluated for various physico-chemical characteristics and fruit rot incidence during 2010 and 2011. Highest fruit weight (21.2 g) and fruit yield (99 kg tree -1 ) was recorded in cultivar Sanour 4 and the minimum 8.8 g and 63 kg tree -1 was observed in ZG 2. Fruit length, TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid varied from 2.4 to 5.0 cm, 12.95 to 25.45 per cent, 0.41 to 0.74 per cent and 77.9 to 123.3 mg 100 g -1 , respectively. Varieties viz. Ranjari Selection- 1, Ranjari Selection-2, Raya Selection and ZG-2 showed highest per cent fruit rot (19.5-32.0), while it was minimum (10 %) in Sanour-4.
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